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- The Whistleblower was duped - Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Brookfield resident appointed to WCTC board - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- CORRECTING and REPLACING Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly ... - Stockhouse
- Pledging Conference Mobilizes US$130 Million for Four IMF African ... - International Monetary Fund
- UWBA exceeds goal for 2009-2010 - Houston Community Newspapers
| The Whistleblower was duped - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:57 AM PST The Whistleblower blog was started in 2008. Look for posts by these contributors: James Shiffer, Jane Friedmann, Jeff Meitrodt and Lora Pabst. The Star Tribune's journalists need your help blowing the whistle in Minnesota. Contact us here. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. Find our watchdog and investigative work at The Investigators. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| Brookfield resident appointed to WCTC board - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:57 AM PST A former University of Wisconsin-Parkside student has sued the college and a former resident adviser, claiming he sexually assaulted her in her dorm room last year. According to the lawsuit filed this week in federal court in Milwaukee, Samantha L. Albiez, of Indiana, was doing laundry in her dorm Feb. 15, 2008, when her RA, Benjamin Kaminski, approached her in the hallway and walked her to her room. She "trusted him because of his position," the suit states. After she let him in her room, "he grabbed her hair and forced himself on her." The suit claims Albiez reported the assault to friends, who told another RA who waited an hour to speak with Albiez and did not follow UW-Parkside's protocol for handling rape report. Police were notified three days later, the suit claims, and no one informed the dean of students until Albiez's parents came to campus. The lawsuit says Kaminski battered Albiez and violated her rights to due process, and that the university was negligent in its handling of the episode. The suit seeks unspecified damages. A spokesman for UW-Parkside said officials there could not comment on pending litigation. Kaminski, who was never charged criminally in the matter, did not return a message seeking comment. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| CORRECTING and REPLACING Evergreen Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly ... - Stockhouse Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:28 AM PST BOSTON, Dec 11, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Record Date for each fund dividend should read: January 19, 2010 (sted January 18, 2010). The corrected release reads: EVERGREEN CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE MONTHLY DIVIDENDS Evergreen Investments today announced the dividend declaration for Evergreen Income Advantage Fund (NYSE Amex:EAD), Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE Amex:ERH), Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund (NYSE:EBI) and Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE Amex:ERC). Evergreen Income Advantage Fund is a closed-end high-yield bond fund. The Fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund may, as a secondary objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with its investment objective. Evergreen Income Advantage Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Date Ex-dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend rate/share December 11, 2009 January 14, 2010 January 19, 2010 February 1, 2010 $0.0929 / share Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth, with emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income. Evergreen Utilities and High Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Date Ex-dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend rate/share December 11, 2009 January 14, 2010 January 19, 2010 February 1, 2010 $0.11 / share Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund is a closed-end fund investing primarily in international stocks and bonds. The Fund's investment objective is to seek to provide a high level of income. Evergreen International Balanced Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Date Ex-dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend rate/share December 11, 2009 January 14, 2010 January 19, 2010 February 1, 2010 $0.06475 / share Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed-end bond fund. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk. Evergreen Multi-Sector Income Fund declared the following monthly dividend from ordinary income: Declaration Date Ex-dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend rate/share December 11, 2009 January 14, 2010 January 19, 2010 February 1, 2010 $0.1083 / share These closed-end funds are no longer offered as an initial public offering and are only offered through broker/dealers on the secondary market. About Evergreen Investments Evergreen Investments is one of the brand names under which Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) conducts its investment management business. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets (as of September 30, 2009), providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 11,000 stores and the internet (WellsFargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wachovia Global Asset Management is the brand name under which Evergreen Investments conducts sales and distribution business outside of the United States. Evergreen Investments serves more than four million individual and institutional investors through a broad range of investment products. Led by more than 300 investment professionals, Evergreen Investments strives to meet client investment objectives through disciplined, team-based asset management. Evergreen Investments manages more than $155.5 billion in assets (as of September 30, 2009). Evergreen Investments(SM) is a service mark of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC. Copyright 2009. Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC. For more information on Evergreen, please visit EvergreenInvestments.com. Funds: NOT FDIC INSURED | NOT BANK GUARANTEED | MAY LOSE VALUE SOURCE: Evergreen Investments Evergreen Investments Shareholder Inquiries, 800-730-6001 Financial Advisor Inquiries, 800-343-2898 Media Inquiries: Lauren Sawyers, 704-715-4561 lsawyers@EvergreenInvestments.com Laura Fay, 617-210-3867 lfay@EvergreenInvestments.com Copyright Business Wire 2009fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| Pledging Conference Mobilizes US$130 Million for Four IMF African ... - International Monetary Fund Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:28 AM PST
Press Release No. 09/454 December 11, 2009 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded today a successful pledging session, co-hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), with donors pledging to four of the IMF's five African Regional Technical Assistance Centers (AFRITACs). Together with contributions from recipient countries and the IMF, this will provide financing of US$130 million to two existing and two new AFRITACs. "We have received very substantial pledges of financial support for our AFRITACs today," said Mr. Murilo Portugal, IMF Deputy Managing Director. "We are happy to see this confluence of support by donors and beneficiary countries alike, coming together within a short period of time. I would like to thank all those who have committed to contribute to this important initiative to the benefit of Sub-Saharan African countries. "The AFRITACs assist countries in designing and implementing sound macroeconomic policy, which is key to their development and all the more important in light of the financial crisis. They provide a platform for donor coordination as called for in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/41/34428351.pdf)," Mr. Portugal said. Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, said "The African Development Bank has been a key supporter and partner of the AFRITAC Initiative. The global economic and financial crisis, continued vulnerabilities of African countries, make the policy advice and technical assistance provided through AFRITACs even more relevant today. The areas in which AFRITACs are providing assistance are critical to rationalizing public finances and reducing poverty, including debt and revenue management and tax reform. The Bank is pleased to continue its support to AFRITACs because of the strong track record, results oriented delivery and demand driven services." Participants in the pledging session included representatives of Brazil, China, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; representatives of regional organizations, including ECOWAS, IOC, SADC, and WAEMU; and ministers and senior officials of the recipient countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius and Tanzania. The AFRITACs are widely considered as models for effective capacity building in Africa. They assist recipient countries in their efforts to strengthen financial governance and build effective institutions. They also support regional integration, working with regional organizations in support of their objectives and providing a platform for donor coordination. In 2008, the African Governors of the IMF formally requested the Fund to expand technical assistance delivery through the AFRITACs. Since then, the need to assist countries in dealing with the impact of the current economic and financial crisis has further exacerbated the need for technical assistance. The IMF intends to respond to the emerging needs of its member countries and expand technical assistance delivery through AFRITACs. When full financing is secured, in addition to scaling up the operations of two existing centers for Eastern and Western Africa (and, at a later stage, a third center covering Central Africa which is on a different funding cycle), two new centers would be established for Southern Africa in Mauritius and for non-francophone West Africa in Ghana so that all sub-Saharan countries will be covered. This would complete the ambitious Africa Capacity Building Initiative that the IMF embarked on in 2002 to assist countries in strengthening economic governance and domestic capacity of governments to carry out sound policies for economic growth and poverty reduction. Donors and recipient countries are supporting the Fund's efforts in expanding the successful AFRITAC model to cover all Sub-Saharan African countries. The two existing and two new centers will require funding of about US$200 million over five years. Funding will be provided by recipient countries, host countries, and the IMF; and firm pledges were received from the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, the AfDB, the Netherlands, Germany, the European Investment Bank, Finland, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Italy and Brazil. In addition, several African Regional Organizations as well as the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Group of Countries in conjunction with the European Commission have expressed their support to the Initiative and are exploring the possibility of substantial contributions. Discussions are also ongoing with other bilateral donors. "I am confident that we can close the remaining gap in the months ahead so that we will be able to fully respond to African countries' urgent needs for capacity building," Mr. Portugal said. Background Information Demand for the IMF's technical assistance is rising in light of the current global economic and financial crisis as countries work on strengthening their institutions. To meet this rising demand as well as to better coordinate assistance delivery, the Fund is strengthening its partnerships with donors by engaging with them on a broader, longer-term, and more strategic basis. As a part of these efforts, the IMF recently opened the Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Center (see Press Release No. 09/236) and intends to open three additional Regional Technical Assistance Centers (RTACs) in Central Asia, and Southern and Western Africa. Complementing the regional perspective of the RTACs, a menu of Topical Trust Funds (TTFs) will provide a global coverage and a specialized topical scope. The IMF launched its first TTF on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in May 2009 (see Press Release No. 09/108). The roll-out of other TTFs is planned over the next year in the areas of natural resource management, tax policy and administration, public financial management, development of sustainable debt strategies, compilation of statistics relevant to financial stability, and macroeconomic training for officials from African countries. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| UWBA exceeds goal for 2009-2010 - Houston Community Newspapers Posted: 11 Dec 2009 08:07 AM PST The 2009-2010 campaign for United Way of Baytown Area (UWBA) exceeded its goal of $2.65 million, with total pledges to date at $2,656,193, according to Terry Sain, volunteer campaign chairman. This goal was established by the local UWBA Board of Directors in April, 2009. The board includes Gilbert Santana, president, of Baytown Drafting, Inc., Cliff Clements, vice president, of The Sun and Leonard Scott, secretary/treasurer, of ExxonMobil. Also, Irma Bundage, retiree from Goose Creek CISD, Kelly Carpenter from the city of Baytown, Margie Conway of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Roger Elswick, owner of Community Toyota and Community Kia, Lynne Foley of Lee College, Eric Hudson from the city of Baytown, Mary Norman of ExxonMobil, Dr. Greg Poole of Barbers Hill ISD, Carlton Porter of CenterPoint Energy, Carol Scraper of San Jacinto Methodist Family Medicine Residency, Mike Wilson of Amegy Bank of Texas, and David Womack of Bayer MaterialScience, who has also been named allocations chairman for 2010. "The Baytown area community has every reason to feel good about exceeding the United Way campaign goal this year," said David Mohlman, UWBA executive director. "Baytown area donors realize their good fortune in living and working here, and they have given generously to United Way of Baytown Area in order to make a meaningful difference in the lives of their neighbors who are experiencing the brunt of the current economic difficulties." "In unstable circumstances, a gift to United Way fosters stability and hope in numerous critical ways," Mohlman said, "including assistance with food for hungry families, family and individual counseling, child care so parents can attend college or go to work, hot meals for senior adults, refuge and recovery from domestic violence, legal assistance/counsel, guidance and mentoring for young people, and so much more." fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
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